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I PURELY PERSONAL.
L. B.iWarnor loft Monday for Mod-
W. FT. Morgan is la (he valloy from
Modoo County, Caltt., and Is In quest
of a farm looatton.
Mrs. Harvey, of Gold Hill, waa trad-irja-
in Mod lord Tuosday and vlbltlng
friuuda and rolallvos.
E, Boeeon, one of Talont'a promising
young buslucss man, was a oallor at
Tun Mail ofrloo thta woek,
Mrs..W. E. Nioholson and the baby
came up from Grant Pass Saturday
and will remain In MedCord.
J. H. Thorndlke. one of the proml
nenl men over Jacksonville way, was
In tho olty on business Monday.
' G. V', atlokol, the brlok mason, left
last week for Yroka, Calif., where ho
has a oontraot to put In the foundation
tor a new bank building.
Mrs. Mary Jensen, nee Mary Jeffrey,
left Wednesday for hor home at Or
land, Calif. - She has been at Talent for
few weeks in attendance upon a sis
ter who has boon ill with typhoid fever.
John M. Bustok, of Ventura County,
Calif., is in Southern Oregon introduc
ing his new maohine for reduolng re
fractory ore. He is an old-time ac
quaintance of N. H. Spencer, of Grlflln
creea.
Mrs. R. A. Proudfoot returned Satur
day from her several weeks' stay at the
eugar fine Uompany s mills, at fros
pect. For a mountain outing the lady
says there can be no spot quite so
pleasant and healthful as the Prospect
country,
T. W. Johnson and family returned
Saturday nignt irom Ktamatn uouuty,
where they went several weeks ago to
put up nay lor mil jNionoison. Jesse
Morgan and family, who went over
with them, will not return lor a few
weeks yet, Mr. Morgan having secured
a good job of putting up hay, and at
good prices.
Postmaster H. H. Wright, of Lake
Creek, was in the city Tuesday buying
goods. ' Mr. Wright has about 30,000
pounds of tomatoes growing on his
farm aud these be will put up in cans
for the market As Mr. Wright never
does anything by halves it is safe to
aay they will be all right and will find
a ready sale.
Mrs. J. K. Darnell and family left
Monday for Yreka, Calif., where they
ezpeot to reside during the coming
fall and winter at least, Mr. Darnell
having secured employment at oarpen
terlng. These people have a great
many friends in Medford who are
hoping their stay will not be prolonged
beyond a Jew months but are at the
same time anxious to learn of their
Buooess. '
O. B. Bunch came over from Ft.
Klamath last Saturday to remain with
relatives a few days in Medford. He
has recently, finished a good sized
putting up-bay contract, 'having put
up 115 tons ol hay in twelve days. Mrs.
Bunchi who has been visiting in .ded
ford for several weeks, will return with
her husband, provided her health will
permit, she having been ill with pleu
risy for a few days past.
Joe Parker has taken a position in
the Southern PaciSo freight depot at
Grants Pass. He commenced upon his
sew duties last Friday and If The Mail
is not muoh mistaken he will cleave to
them with a tenacity of purpose that
will insure him a permanent stay with
the company and as well frequent pro
motions, joe is an rignt at every turn
of the thoroughfare. He neither drinks,
smokes nor uses profane language in
fact, he is a model young man and a
credit to himself and the parent who
raised him.
Merchant H. U. Lumsden and family
returned last Thursday from their not
very pleasant summer's outing. It was
several weeks ago that they started for
Klamath' County intent upon having a
good time at Crater lake and Pelican
Day, but at Union creek Mrs. Lumsden
was taken ill with fever and for sev
eral weeks life was despaired of.
They
wont no lariuer on tneir journey tnan
the above place. .Mrs. Lumsden has
fully reoovered and their many Med
ford friends are rejoicing with them
because of this.
W. F. Bmlth and family came down
from Prospect Sunday and on Monday
Mrs, Smith and children left for Ash
land for a week's visit with Mrs. Chas.
Higgin, a daughter of Mrs. Smith. Mr.
Smith is enthusiastic over the condi
tion the Prospect roads are in since the
Sugar Pine. Company's lumber engine
and train have been traveling over
them. He reports everything everlast
ingly humping up his way. Savs the
new road, the new bridge and the saw
mill are affording employment to a
great many men.
Miss Elva Galloway left Sunday even
ing for Roseburg, where she has taken
a position in the Roseburg publlo
schools. Miss Galloway is one of the
very best teachers Jackson County has
ever produced. It matters little whether
she be given charge of the primary, in
termediate or advanced department of
the school she is proficient in all de
partments of school work and is one of
the finest young ladies in Southern Or
egon. All we folks down this way are
wishing hor success in her temporarily
adopted new home and are assuring the
f eopleof Roseburg that her election to
heir schools will never prove a mistake.
J. C, Elder, an erstwhile Medford
citizen and merchant, later a farmer
and miner, near Waldo, in Josephine
County, came over Sunday to visit his
multitude of friends and fix up some'
business matters. Mr. Elder has but
reoently sold 100 acres of land in that
locality, upon which there were copper
prospects, to Dr. Gunn, president of
the Union Iron Works in San Francisco,
for $5600. The company is interested
in otner mining property in tnat lo
cality and Its members are figuring on
putting in a smelter. Mr. Elder still
owns bis homestead which he will not
part with. .' He left Monday evening
for Roseburg where he will make filing
on other land tn. his neighborhood.
Mr. Elder has a great many friends in
Medford and they will all he pleased to
learn of his good fortune in thus ac
quiring a. few thousand dollars with
which the declining years of his life
may be made easier and pleasanter for
blm. He is a splendid gentleman and
deserves all the good' things that may
ms aaugni
oo me bis way..
daughter, Grace,
now Mrs. Bunoh. together with her
little daughter, is living with, him, but
is not in tue oeet.oi neaitn.
J. W, Loshor was down from the Sis
klyous over Sunday. ,
Miss Jossto Nyswtirnor was visiting
latent Mends Bunuiiy.
J. A. Jonas, of Eugle Point, was in
the city doing business with our uior
onants on nioHUity.
Miss Delln Plokol left Medford Tues
duy ovonlug for Eugene, wheru she will
rciiuie tier studies ut tuo state univur
slty.
Jos. Scott started for Ft. Klamath
Tuesday with a load of furniture and
other goods for some of the residuuts
at that place.
Sam'l Bennett and family returned
this weok from the Klamuth hot
springs. Their son has entirely recov
ered iroui tils rheumatic niuiotions.
T. W. Held, of the firm of Broad A
Rold, successful mining men on Jaok-
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nomg Dusiness witn our merchants
F; E. Stahlman and W. Leohcns. of
Klamath Falls, are in the valley this
week unon a visit to tnolr friend, lnos.
Uolllns, aud taking tn the distriol imr.
Mrs. M. A. Stratton and sons. Milton
and Lloyd, left Monday evening for
their home in Portland, after a visit lu
Medford of a couple or throe mo iths.
W. B. KluoaUl came up from Central
Point Tuesday for a business visit to
our morchanu. tuk Mail was paid a
pleasant and moneyed call by the gentleman.
I. J. Eates has rentod his farm near
town and Blurted by team to tho Seven
Devils oountry, In Idaho, whore he will
probably locate. The Mail will keep
him posted as to the happenings in this
section.
Joe Kelley returned last week from
his trip Into California. His rheuma
tism was somewhat improved by his
trip and since his return it has almost j
entirely left him so much so that he
is able to again superintend his section
nanus.
J. W. Smith, Thos. and Isaac StlnjD
son returned Saturday from a several
weeks' outing at Fish lake and the
huckleberry patch. Thev found both
fish and huckleberries in great quan
titles and of each they took a plenty,
N. D. Brophy was down from Talent
way Tuesday. Mr. Brophy report the
new scnooi nouse in nts district nearly
completed. He resides on Anderson
creeic ana is rignt now making some
considerable number of Improvements
anoui nis nne larm.
A. C. Smith, a former resident of this
place, now engaged in mining near
Wlmer. was in the oitv Wednesday,
He has been doing development work
on a mine in that locality and has now
strucK oea rook irom which be ex
pects to gather much gold.
Wm. Terrill. of Klamath Falls, came
over last week for a visit with his par
ents at Talent and his brothers at
Brownsboro. Mr. Terrill was formerly
deputy sheriff of Klamath County, but
later a stage driver between Ager and
the Falls. He returned this week.
G. A. Dnnlap. at one time a resident
of this county, but lately from Lake-
view, came into me vaiiey a tew weeks
ago and will remain for the winter
among old friends about Phoenix. Mr.
u. is a hrst-olass blacksmith and bone
ahoer and has nearly used himself up
at the latter business and will rest for
awhile.
L. T. Pierce, a contractor and builder.
of Seattle, arrived in Medford Satur
day. The gentleman came here pur
posely to ereot a dwelling bouse for
Mrs. K. R. Pbilport, the two being old
time Seattle friends. He is well pleased
with our country and has decided to
make this his future home. His wife
is now at Portland but will be here
within a tew weeks. He is desirous of
Surchasing a small tract of land near
ledford.
Mr. and Mrs Jas. Brennan arrived in
Medford Sunday from Bemidji, Minn.,
and will remain bereduring the winter.
Mr. B. was formerly engaged in the
hotel business, and should' he like
Southern Oregon and its climate he
will undoubtedly engage in a like busi
ness at some point in the valley. Their
coming at this time is to better the con
dition of Mrs. B.'s health, which is not
good in the rigor of northern Minnesota
olimate. They are now housekeeping
In a residence near the Bradbury plan
ing mills.
George Mickey and family returned
last week from their several weeks'
stay in Klamath County. Mr. Mickey
put up about 100 tons of hay and is
telling that everything is looking fine
over that way. That he did well In
fact that all did well who went over
there to work Is a source of much
gratification to all their friends here.
The work they secure there comes at a
time when things are a little quint
here. If Klamath County people, some
of them, will come over here right now
and help us gather our big fruit crop
honors will be even.
Dr. Cole has returned from his sec
ond trip to Alaska. This last trip was
made for the purpose of accompanying
his son, Martin, home, who from ex
posure, fatigue and also from disap
pointment in securing proper title to
his claim, it being on Sulpher creek,
one ot the rich mining creeks, the loss
of which, together with Mb fatigue from
hard labor, caused bis mind to be un
balanced. The doctor made the trip in
to Dawson in eleven days and started
home with his son at once, making the
trip out to Seattle in fourteen days.
He left his son at Salom under the care
of physicians, making a specialty of dis
eases oi the mina. ills son made con
siderable improvement on the trip out
and bids well to rapidly recover his
health.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Mulvyhill, who re
turned last week from Alaska, loft
Monday morning for Salt Lake City,
where they may possibly reside. There
is not muoh of Alaska and the imme
diate adjoining British Possessions
that these people did not Drosneat.
They left here two years ago last month
and in the following January they
orossed the Dyea trail. Thny visited
nearly every camp on toe Yukon and
its tributaries, but in all camps they
found tho land for miles around all
staked, and in many camps only a few
of them were paying. They were
camped near the scene of the Sheep
uamp snowallde in 'WS and Mr. Mulvy
hill assisted, in digging from the snow
the fifty unfortunate gold hunters who
were killed in the elide. These people
have seen enough ot the delusions and
snows of the north to convince them
that a gold Quest In mlldor olimutos Is
by far more preferable. Mr. Mulvyhill
oas oeen a ooutnern uregon miner lor
Mvorai years,
Mrs. 8. G. Marvin, ot Waltsburg,
Washington, arrived in Medford Tues
day morn lug for a fow weeks' visit with
hor sister, Mrs. J. E. Knyart,
J.J. Stacy, of Sams Valley, was in
the olty Tuesday. Mr. Staoy brought
in some of tho Uncut sweet water grapos
timt imvu over oeon iiiarKOtua lu Moit
ford, lie reports everything lu a busy,
bustling condition out in his soullou.
S. Bennett and famllv rntiiriuul Tiim,
duy from the medical springs on Shovel
crock, in California, Ho reports the
neaitli oi his wire and sou very much
Improved by the use ot tho baths, and
consequently Mr. llunnott is loud in his
praise oi tnesn springs as a place ot re
sort both for health and pleasure.
Additional Local.
The Davis flouring mill ia now
running a night shift, the demand
upon tho mill fur flour boine- so
great that a day run could not All it.
U. a. KU'SOll and P. J. Hallev am
running the day shift and V. H.
Uemuree, engineer, and a miliar
from the Willamette valley at night.
In matters of final proof Thk Mail
will make out all papers necessary for
tho commencement of nrnnf frn ni
charge.
John Aeustrom. formerly of
nr.. 1 1 . . n . J
wnuen, now ox ventral I'oint. war
in the city yesterday attending to
business affairs, among which was
leavi.ig some ot the filthy lucre
with this office and carrying awav
cnance in our great Dremium
uiier.
If you want olean. fresh vfurntuhln
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fcu w ur. 14, unv is .
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Savles. of
Ashlnud, came dewn to Medford
last Sunday upon a visit to their
daughter, Mrs. Ranee Rouse. Mrs.
S. returned home Tuesday, while
Mr. Sayles is in attendance at court
in Jacksonville this week.
The East Side flouring mill is bet
ter prepared to accommodate customers
than ever before.
Attorneys Hammond & Searl
have moved their offices to rooms
in the Stewart block. Here they
have a suite of rooms fitted up in
fine style and the air therein seems
preinaiea with much prosperity
and heap plenty business.
Mrs. Helen Harding, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Pickens, of
mis city, and Fred Harrington were
married at Jacksonville last week.
They left Sunday morning for
Happy Camp, Caiif.. where thev
will reside.
Get vonr Dhotoa taken t iho Mul.
ford gallery, opposite the poetoffice.
Rev. Oilman Parker! general
missionary for the Bantist Church
Society, will preach at the Baptist
isnurcn in Med lord next Sunday
evening, aii are cordially invited
to come and hear this distinguished
speaker.
Jos. Beek, son of Merchant
John Beek, arrived in Medford from
Portland this week, and will Drob-
ably remain hereabouts for some
time. The gentleman was a resi
dent of Medford eight or nine years
ago.
Farmers! We want vour hen nora
highest market price. W. H. Meeker
& Go.
Assistant Postmaster Lin Pur.
din has been admitted to an exam
ination before the government ex
amining board of railwav mail
clerks, and on October Dili he will
take the examination at Portland.
Klamath County salt fluh at CI. r.
Davis' grocery.
Dr. G. B. Cole has a Drofea-
sional card elsewhere in these col
umns. The gentleman has recently
returned from Riddles, this state,
and will resume his practice of
medicine in this locality.
Wallace Woods, tha InmWmnn
has peaoh boxes for sale.
Mrs. A. S. Bliton returned
Monday evening from her two
weeks' stay at Klamath hot springs.
Her rheumatism is now numbered
with forgotten affliotions and the
hot mud bath did it.
Attorney Phinns has recentlv
added a good lot of fine furniture
to his law offices in the Lindley
block. He now has a very cosy of
fice and is working hu way into a
good law business.
Get Wells & Shearer to do vour
moving satisfaction always.'
The board of equalization will
meet in Jacksonville on Monday.
October 2d, and continue in session
until their work is completed. An
official notice appears elsewhere in
these columns.
For Sale Light Winona oamping
wagon. Inquire at MAIL office.
j. u. van uyice ot co. have a
new ad this week in which thev are
calling attention to their new line
of fall goods. Wo Iters fc Howard
will have a new ad next week.
Will oxobance lumber or red oedar
shingles lor grain. W. Woods.
Ed. Roberts has been awarded
the contract for building the Tal
ent school house. The contraot fig
ure was 1400. W. . h. On will
furnish all mill work,
N. S. Bennett is enlarging his
dryer preparatory to handling his
large crop of fruit. Ho will have
very nearly a carload of oured fruit.
Photographer" O. W. Mackey
took several fine view of the circus
pnwle, and thew Wo for sale at his
Btuciio, opposite tne postr.flice.
FM, Wiliionr.E.D. El wood
and Oral Burnett left yesterday
morning on a fishing and hunting
expedition up Rogue river.
The band boys gave the first of
a series or social dances last Thurs
day evening. It was ono of the
most enjoyuulo ovonts of the kind
ever participated in in Medford. The
musio was pronounced by those who
know good music when thoy hear
it, to bo the bust thoy had ever lis-
tuned to. There is evory reason for
its being g od as the boys who
furnished it are tho best musicians
in Southern Oregon. Tho concert
given before the danue was by far
the best music ever listened to in
Medford. Prof. Snow is entitled to
a great amount of oredit (or the pro-
notuiicy ot Ins baud and the boys
are in lor a good share of the coin
mendation for the earnestness and
persistency with which they have
pursued their work.
Last Friday evening Viotor
Danielson, aged six years, fell into
a well at Mr. ShultsT plaoo iu Vo8t
Medford. Tho young man had
jumped upon the curb covering
wiien a lunge broke, letting him
down into sixteen feet of water. In
going down he struck his head on a
protruding rock and out a deep gash
in his forehead. He sank to tho
bottom of the well but upon reaoh
ing the surface assistance had ar
rived and a bucket was lowered to
him which he grasped and was
drawn out.
Mrs. Wm. Angle receivod word
Sunday to the effect that her hus
band and Mr. Brown had again
struok a rioh pocket in their quarts
ledge in the Siskiyous, but as to
how muoh theie waa in it they did
not know, having just struck it.
From the tone of toe letter it is
guessed to be extra good.
Frank and John Graham, who
have been stopping in the valley
for nearly a year, visiting with rela
tives, Mrs. Cram and Mrs. John
Cox, returned to their homo in
Indiana last night. They will travel
by the Canadian Pacific route, Miss
George, local agent.
Ed. Pottenger left yesterday
morning for a couple of weeks' stay
in San Francisco. E. H. Binna has
taken his place in the Southern Or
egon Pork Paoking Company's mar
ket and Ed. Tryer has taen h.t.
Binn's place at the slaughter house.
J. B. Griffin was in from his
Woodville home yesterday, having
brought up Mrs. 8chermerborn and
Miss Alt Naylor, sisters of Mrs.
Griffin, who have been spending a
few weeks rusticating in the moun
tains. County Treasurer Jaoobs is ad
vertising officially in this paper
that he has funds on band to re
deem all county warrants protested
from June 5, 1895, to July 3, 1805,
both dates inclusive.
A 'phone message from Jack
sonville at 3:15 yesterday afternoon
stated that the case before the
grand jury against Dr. Ida E.
Mushett had been dropped.
Work on the sewer is progres
sing just as rapidly as twenty-five
men can push it. The pipe is ex
pected to arrive this week.
Dr. Fletcher, accompanied by
Mrs. W. D. Beidleraan, came over
from Ft. Klamath this week.
W. S. McKee left yesterday for
Santa Kosa, Calif., to attend to some
business matters.
Bert Beidleman came over
from Ft. Klamath last week to see
the circus.
Merchant H. G. Wortman re
turned from Roseburg yesterday.
New Lumber Yard
O. B. QORSLINE & SONS
UANUKACTIIHKIIH Or AND DKAI.KHH IN
Rough and Dressed Lumber
Fir and Fine Shingles
Medford, Oregon
Rustic and Flooring
Three Years Old,
Thoroughly Seasonod
Varil Houlh af
WliUumii'a
Waroboiu
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Co.,
DBALEK5 IN
JVIaehinetty and ..Vehicles
Wo carry a onmploto slock of tho colehratod Hull and Roller Boar.
ing Champion Mowers both tho Haymaker and Drawcut styles. Also
iieapors, luuuura anu several styles ol llukos. Hind lug Twlno. Bale
lies, Smooth and Barb Wlro, Mnohino Oils, Harness, Saddles, Etc
D. T. LAWTON, Mgr. Medford Branch
2T J. W. Ling . af
I yfSs Houae, Carriage
irr'Ji . and Ornamental
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kKtS 1 i Is part ol ny thtttm
pi If,) L" t KaUatkln lureuhnl Ira lor M
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FROM THE JUSTICE SHOPa
The disability of an alien to Inherit,
imposed by the taws of a sin to, Is held,
In Opel vs. Bhoup (Iowa), 30 L. It. A.
583, to be removed, so far as the subjects
of the king of Bavaria are concerned,
by a treaty between the United States
and Bavaria.
A loan of money made without the
license required by the Idaho statute
for doing such business is held, in Ver
mont Loan and Trust company vs. Hoff
man (Idaho), 37 L. R. A. S09, to be en
forceable, as the statute merely makes
the act a misdemeanor and provides for
milt to recover the llcenne tax, and tho
act is neither malum in sc T.or malum
prohibitum, -
A parol sale of growl ag Umber is held,
in Leonard vs. Medford (Md.), 37 L. U.
A. 440, not to relate to an Interest In
lands within the meaning of section 4
of the statute of frauds, and if the pur
chaser Is placed in full possession, and
commences porformnnre of his con
tract, this Is belu sulllcfent to prevent
repudiation of it by the seller on the
ground thatitlswithlnsectlon 17 of the
statute relating to snlcs of other prop
erty above a specified value.
A chattel mortgage is held, In Snhln
vs. Wllkins (Ore.), 87 h. It. A. 4ns, to be
a part of an uiwlgnment for creditors,
where, after tho mortgage and before
the assignment for creditors, there whs
a compromise agreement between the
debtor and his creditors, although he
raid If he was attached he must exe
cute nn' assignment, and his inability
to enrry out hi part of the compro
mise agreement did result In an attach
ment nnd assignment. With llris cose
are reviewed the decisions on the effeot
t insolvency statutes upon a mortgage
or sUo preferring creditors.
Superior )ob printing, Mail office.
I CARRIAGES AND BUGGIES J
Thoro is positively no bettor vohicle
made than tho Studebaker known and
recommended tho world over.
Two car-loads received this week.
1899
And
Ideal
Bicycles ..
40, $30, $25, $20
Second-Hand Wheels, $5 to $35.
J. 1 WHITMAN, Agent, Medford, Ore.
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Colder Weather..
Will soon be hero, and then you will nood
Robes and Blankets
, To koop yourself and horso warm.
1 Everything now and up-to-date in tho harnoss lino.
J Now winter horse goods o( evory description,
j J. O. TAYLOR,
! MEDFORD, OREaON.
Southern Oregon State Normal
School.
This rchool Is now under Rtste nostra! i la ik
Urgent nd montproirrmiiilv.iiohiiol Innoulheni
Oreson. Now bullnUiiH, new uiprtu .nS
nilurus, nne cnipu. hoUlhful loFition, S.
IlKblful ohmato, exoellenl Influonoos for nia.
rtents. OoufHO of study tho sumo ss st other
Normal" of Iho Hiulo. float ndvuntngos for vo
usl and Inntrumontsl muato to bo found Is
sonthern Orucon. Training school la ful v
equipped and In ohsrso of Ihoronfih oritS
,,5fr.r-nnTultl0" per term-, mulo S.aS
snd SlO.OOpor torro; bosrd st ball ll.7f and
lotylnffWoants ppr wook, student furolahlsc
bed olotbeaj family board KI.M snd S3 00 ii si
p!,vJ,"llfiJR?ll"eiJorore r' schooling, i"
eluding- books. The xhortoat snd moat tho?
out route to s BUM oertlUoste Is Uie NotobJ
courao. Kovlow clsaaoa for toaohoX through,
outtho yesr, Pint tora open! Bopt, llTIS
rorcatulogbuorlnformstlon sdrtroaa
W. T. VAN BUOY, President
Legal Blanks at The "Mail" office.